Last edited by seantdrums; 04-21-2018 at 04:44 PM.
More pics of these fab cymbals..
Description: 1965 Re-issue of the Stambul series in B8. Later to be followed by the 505 series. Apparently some surplus '65 cymbals were just relabeled as 505, with a Stambul stamp still present.
Description: Meant to be one step beyond 200 series but still entry-level.
Variants: ColorSound in black and red.
Note that the reunificaiton of Germany in 1990 means yours which has "Made in West Germany" would likely be from about 1987-1990 although I don't know how long after reunification Paiste would have changed the ink logo. I've also heard warnings that the serial number dating system (where the first digit is the year) doesn't apply to the German made ones. If it did that would suggest 1996 because it has the mixed case pAisTe above the serial.
Info courtesy of the now extinct RaBe cymbal page, with the exception of the serial number dating rules which come from the now extinct Pasite-Only-Wiki.
Last edited by zenstat; 04-22-2018 at 12:11 AM.
Last edited by seantdrums; 04-22-2018 at 04:30 PM.
It is quite possible (most likely) due to the stylized pAisTe above the serial that the 400 is from 1996. With Paiste there seems to always be a transitional phase where cymbals from discontinued cymbals lines are made for a year or two after the stop date you see on the various Paiste timelines out there. For instance, the production stop date for the 404 line is 1986 (when all the new B8 lines 400/1000/2000/3000 were introduced) but there are a few cymbals with 1988 serial numbers that have surfaced over the years. As for it still having the Made in West Germany on the bottom, it could very well be Paiste never changed the logo to say Made in Germany post 1990. Will have to look at more 400s to see if any MIG exist. If they do, that would probably mean your cymbal is a little older and the 6xxxxx serial is a case of funky German numbering that is said by some to exist.
The Stambul '65 is a quality cymbal and desirable. Stambul '65s were sold (not saying they were still made) until at least 1970 as I have a Paiste price sheet from July 1970 that shows both Stambul '65 and regular Stambuls being offered from the Swiss factory. I also have a Dallas Arbiter catalog from 1971/2 that offers the Stambul '65s.
I think it might be more correct to say 505 replaced the regular Stambul line. I have yet to see a Stambul '65 stamped as a 505 (not saying they don't exist, just haven't seen one yet) but more than a few of the Stambuls stamped this way (Dixies as well, stamped as 404s).
I am of the opinion that they (Stambul (now mid-line) and Stambul '65 (top-line B8 series until intro of Giant Beat)) were always two completely different lines as they had completely different emboss logos and the '65s were more expensive. But is entirely possible that at some point post-1967 Paiste simply stopped producing cymbals with the '65 name and the '65s sort of morphed back into a better version of the "Stambul" line using the old logo if that makes sense.
What exactly happened with the '65 and regular Stambul lines during this time period is a little unclear. It's either Stambul replaced by Stambul '65 and then back to the Stambul name prior to the change to 505 OR it's Stambul and STambul '65 coexisting as two different lines with '65 getting discontinued first and then Stambul being replaced by 505. If anyone has some more insight on this I'd love to hear it. I did come across a very nice Stambul with a 1973 serial number the other day. First one I've seen with a serial.
Last edited by monkeyboy827; 04-23-2018 at 10:57 AM.
Well ill put the cymbal through its paces tonight got a 5 hr rehearsal. Everything I buy and sell/renovate gets put through its paces in the rehearsal room.